SOB x RBE, a promising rap quartet of turn-of-their-20s-somethings in Vallejo, recently received their greatest moment of exposure yet: an appearance on the soundtrack for Marvel’s box-office-breaking monolith Black Panther. The opportunity came both thanks to soundtrack supervisor Kendrick Lamar’s shrewd A&Ring and, presumably, to director and Oakland native Ryan Coogler’s career-long...

You should see Annihilation in theaters. The second feature from Ex Machina director Alex Garland is a sensory experience as much as it is a narrative one. Starring Natalie Portman as a biologist who ventures into a quarantined area where a mysterious force is distorting reality in increasingly violent and psychedelic ways, it has everything you could want from a science fiction thriller: a terrifying...

Twenty-five years ago, SPIN handed over the reins of the February issue over to the writers, cast, and crew of Saturday Night Live. The 1993 cast was a treasure trove of comedian greats with heavy-hitters like Chris Rock, David Spade, and Kevin Nealon in rotation. They were told they could interview anyone they wanted (anyone who agreed to be interviewed, at least), and the magazine highlighted...